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The Ten Commandments Don’t Belong in Public School
The Supreme Court may soon correct the record regarding what history and the law say about separation of church and state.
Jed Rubenfeld
Luxury Crimes at ‘The New York Times.’ ‘I Was Targeted by the SPLC.’ Plus. . .
Mike Doran on the economic war with Iran. Claudia Oshry on ‘Second Thought.’ Crypto billionaire CZ on jail, Trump, and bitcoin. And more.
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A Conversation with Crypto Billionaire CZ—the Richest Former Inmate in U.S. History
CZ on the DOJ case against Binance, his time in jail, his pardon, illegal activity in crypto, Sam Bankman-Fried, and where the industry goes next.
Rafaela Siewert
1HR 6M
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: The SPLC Targeted Me. Now Its Reckoning Has Come.
The group that called me an ‘extremist’ has been accused of funding hate groups. And it’s provoked racial conflict for decades.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
How Strong Is the Case Against the SPLC? Plus. . .
Trump’s Iran deal is nothing like Obama’s. Virginia’s pitiful redistricting gambit. Will Trump’s UFO files be a nothingburger? And more.
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The Real Problem with the Shadow Docket
Emergency Supreme Court orders are not an example of a partisan court, as some critics have claimed. But because they are an act of power, not law, they…
Jed Rubenfeld
Trump Is Attacking the Supreme Court. That Only Makes It Stronger.
The Court’s role isn’t to be popular—it’s to resist power. Trump’s attacks are giving it ample opportunity to do just that.
Sarah Isgur
Did Live Nation Kill Live Music?
As a jury gets set to weigh whether Live Nation violates antitrust laws, one promoter says the company has crushed the independent music business.
Poppy Damon and Evan Gardner
10M
Bondi Did What Trump Wanted—Not What He Needed
The Epstein files are only one example of how heeding Trump’s instincts backfired on the attorney general and the administration.
Eli Lake
The Unjust Prosecution of OneTaste
The cultish sexual wellness group was not exactly wholesome. But the founder’s prosecution and nine-year sentence distorts the law.
Billy Binion
Trump Will Lose on Birthright Citizenship—but an Immigration Win Is Coming
Critics say the justices are either lackeys or haters of the president. But the Court’s approach to two big immigration cases suggests they’re guided by…
Jed Rubenfeld
Anthropic Wins the First Round Against Trump
The administration shot its chances in court by being way too explicit about its aim to retaliate.
Jed Rubenfeld
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